Piche v. Halvorson

Peterson, Justice.

Appeal by defendant from an order denying Ms motion for new trial after a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $9,000.

Plaintiff was injured on July U, 1935, in a collision between Ms automobile and that of defendant. Defendant admitted liability and litigated only the question of damages. Plaintiff, at the time of the accident, was 22 years of age, in good health, and of more than average intelligence. From 1930 to the time of the accident, he managed and operated his father’s farm of 320 acres, of which 55 acres were in pasture. He did most of the work, employing help only for…